Walleye Eastern Basin Reports

[trapper]

Went to dunkirk this morning got blown off went to mayville got 4 nice eyes and 2 musky nice suprise


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[Seamaster]

Wow that is a nice surprise good to hear that what kind of program did you run


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[mostlymuskies]

I have been running 3 colors of lead core off boards at 2.1 mph and catching eyes there all month on Rapala Scatter Raps.

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[Jim dorrance]

Fished chat. Early July ,weeds were very bad north end.

[mostlymuskies]

I fished the north basin 4 times since mid July,a little floating grass but no large pines of weeds.But then again I'm also use to running four lead core lines there for Muskies and cleaning all day.

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[mostlymuskies]

I fished the north basin 4 times since mid July,a little floating grass but no large pines of weeds.But then again I'm also use to running four lead core lines there for Muskies and cleaning all day.

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[Jim dorrance]

They had weed machines running all week ,must have helped!

[mostlymuskies]

I'm sure the waves are still rolling from last night's winds.But looking out my window in Tonawanda the trees are just as steady as can be,should have gone this morning before the winds go back up.

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[CSH Kucinski]

The trees are still, the PC buoy info for what it's worth has the waves at 1.3.  I agree probably would have been a good morning to go before it picks up again.

[mostlymuskies]

CSH Kucinski,Erie County Fair Sunday ,will go out of Dunkirk Monday morning.

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[CSH Kucinski]

You know as well as I do that the lake is always fish able during the week while we're at work, LOL

[mostlymuskies]

We are now getting toward the time of the year when the wind blows most days,so you have to roll in them if you want fish.

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[Jim dorrance]

sooooo, where to start this wk. Barcelona ,Dunkirk ?????

[mostlymuskies]

The hill northeast of Purina out of Dunkirk,80 ft sliding to 90 ft

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[Seamaster]

Anyone make it out today

[mostlymuskies]

Yes we caught 12 eyes off Purina in 90 ft of water,all fish up high on 5 colors of Lead Core with Rainbow Trout Renosky's at 2.2 mph

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[mostlymuskies]

When we caught the 12 eyes yesterday,we marked nothing on the screen.Everything was moving away from the boat up high in top 25 ft.That is why the boards further out produced most of the fish.Found one spot that had 76 degree water and pounced on it,everywhere else was 77 degrees +.
Back out Friday next,will have to search again!

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[mike m.]

We picked up 10 yesterday afternoon NW of SP in about 69-70 fow. All our fish were near the bottom . Used riggers, dipseys and 10 color+2oz. Firetiger Rskis was best. Water temp was high 70's from top to bottom. Surprized your doin so well with 5 color,thataway! Faster,simpler rod to run then a 10. Fished out of Dunkirk on saturday had strong thermocline at 60 or 70 over 85 fow. No cline yesterday in 70 fow out of SP. Maybe this explains why  your fish are hgher in water colume.

[RD9]

Fish have stayed up high in Dunkirk all year. Last year I was catching them 80 ft down over a 100 ft. Now the same area seven and eight color have been our best setup. 

 

[jimski2]

The difference between a" bluebird sky" and a cloudy overcast day is the fish avoid strong sunlight. With all the east winds and blue sky this season our time would have been cutting our lawns if we had one.


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[mostlymuskies]

You could see the bait fish breaking the surface yesterday with the overcast sky in the area of colder surface water.Your right every bluebird day's I'm almost dragging bottom to catch eyes.Also slower at 1.9 when eyes near bottom and 2.2 mph when eyes near surface.

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[jimski2]

Chautauqua lake Walleyes move to the weed beds to avoid the sun as the bottom lake waters in August are dissolved oxygen depleted from all the dead plankton and other life decaying on the bottom. The surface waters receive new oxygen from wave action and rainfall when it sometimes happens.


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[mostlymuskies]

jimski2,Doesn't matter if I'm fishing Muskies or Walleye ,I catch walleye 20 ft down over 32 to 36 ft of water all July,August & September.They are out there because the bait fish are out there suspended in water that is 3 degrees cooler then the surface. 79 degree surface north basin,76 degrees down 20 ft,81 degrees on Mayville Flats.

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[jimski2]

The bottom at Mission Meadows of 70 foot has 0 fish then,


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[mostlymuskies]

Yes you are correct the bottom of deep holes have thermicline and not much oxygen,but most of the bigger walleyes suspend out 20 to 25 ft down over 32 to 36 ft of water in July August & September. It has been this way since I started guiding there in 1975.

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